Analysis
Household: On steady ground?
How is the household insurance market coping with the cost of claims from extreme weather events and the aggregator‑induced focus on pricing?
International: Asia: Living with disasters
The insurance community is playing an increasingly important role in helping vulnerable communities in Asia adapt to climate change both before and after a disaster.
Legal Update: Jurisdiction: Noteworthy arguments raised in pre-Rome II German road traffic accident case
Alistair Kinley details an ongoing case with ramifications for claims with foreign elements.
In Series: Data: Weeding out fraud
With organised fraud costing the insurance industry an estimated £392m a year, is increased use of data the key to winning the battle?
All change in Europe
The European guard is changing, and by the end of the year the UK insurance industry could find the European Parliament and Commission rather harder places to press its case than previously.
Home emergency: State of Emergency
After facing strong criticism in recent months, key figures in the home emergency insurance market are keen to extol the cover’s virtues. What does the future hold for the under-fire sector?
BIA countdown: Young achievers look back: Q&A with Victoria Cuggy and Claire White
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to two past winners of the Young Achiever accolade. Equity’s Victoria Cuggy won the award in 2006 for her work in managing the company’s compliance…
Mergers & Acquisitions: Buying with Confidence
2013 saw a rise in the number of mergers and acquisitions deals in the general insurance sector. Is this trend likely to continue, and where will firms look to grow their businesses?
In Series: Data: A smarter approach to flood risk
How can the industry use increasingly sophisticated data to assess flood risk more accurately?
Europe: Pet insurance opportunities
With around $1bn premium volume, the pet insurance market in the UK is by far the world's biggest - but increasing competition and rising vet fees over the past few years have seen what was once fertile ground become a highly contested area, with a large…
Expertise in Action: Employers’ Liability: Taking the hit
The Mesothelioma Act means the employers’ liability market will suffer another hit as it seeks to absorb the costs of funding the compensation scheme.
Expertise in Action: Employers’ Liability: Have you heard?
Noise-induced hearing loss claims may be set to fall in number in the future but insurers must face the challenges they bring today.
Digital Currency: Currency in the cloud
Interest in digital currencies has been piqued as technology pioneers begin to research the insurance possibilities.
Digital Channels: The future is digital
Insurers must perform a root and branch review of their digital channels if they want to remain competitive in the coming years.
Advertising: Getting the word out
How are insurance firms’ advertising tactics changing in response to the rise of social media and the emergence of aggregators?
Europe: The run-off legacy
The run-off market looks set to consolidate its position in Europe, a trend borne out by a Clyde & Co survey which found 60% of insurer respondents expect to complete a deal in Europe in the next 12 months.
Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity: Whipping up a storm
With the Jackson reforms and the ‘Plebgate’ debacle presenting solicitors with a host of new challenges, what impact has this all had on the solicitor’s professional indemnity market?
Fracking: Frack to the future
With the government pushing hydraulic fracturing in the UK, how will developments in this market affect insurers and what risks does it entail?
Spotlight On – Fraud: Learn from lessons
When tackling new types of fraud in the digital age, insurers can learn a lot from other industries.
Spotlight On – Fraud: Building on the foundations
The insurance industry’s approach to fraud has progressed enormously over the past 20 years but there is still more to be done.
Index-based insurance: Protecting the vulnerable against weather uncertainty
There is growing recognition that extreme weather events are not just an environmental problem but an economic one as well.
Telematics: Asian appetite
The sophisticated use of data and technology are becoming necessities for insurers globally. Andrew Tjaardstra investigates how the insurance telematics market might develop in Asia over the next five years
Regional Review: Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s insurance industry has had a rocky 18 months. The high-profile failure of unrated passporting insurer Lemma, followed in quick succession by domestic players Hill and Devert, brought unwanted scrutiny to the domicile, which has worked hard…
3D Printing: Get ready for the 3D revolution
With 3D printing expected to totally transform manufacturing, what does it mean for the insurance industry?